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City Beautiful breathes easy but Panchkula air still poor

Chandigarh, Oct. 24 -- While City Beautiful's air quality has improved from poor to moderate, Panchkula remains on the edge with poor air. As per the Haryana State Pollution Control Board's observator... Read More


Chandigarh: Tuesday night's fireworks raise pollution levels, AQI now in 'poor' category

Chandigarh, Oct. 23 -- The air quality in Chandigarh deteriorated again on Tuesday night as some people celebrated Diwali and burst crackers. Earlier on Monday, when most of the Diwali celebrations to... Read More


Chandigarh: AQI turns 'very poor' on Diwali night, but improves faster than previous years

Chandigarh, Oct. 22 -- The city's air quality index (AQI) slipped into the 'very poor' category in half of Chandigarh's monitoring stations on Diwali night, but improved rapidly within hours - a marke... Read More


From Avengers to Game of Thrones, Hollywood flicks star on cracker packaging

Chandigarh, Oct. 20 -- This Diwali, crackers in Chandigarh are getting a Hollywood twist. From Matrix Reloaded and Fast and Furious to Game of Thrones and Avengers, fireworks featuring stills from Eng... Read More


55th annual convocation: Women walk away with top ranks in half the streams at PEC

Chandigarh, Oct. 19 -- While women graduates were only around 14% of the total BTech graduates, a significant number of female students bagged medals at the 55th annual convocation held by Punjab Engi... Read More


Chandigarh: Vehicle sales zoom on Dhanteras, gold glitters despite high rates

Chandigarh, Oct. 19 -- Vehicle sales on the occasion of Dhanteras zoomed past previous years, despite the festival falling on a Saturday, traditionally considered inauspicious for vehicle purchases. T... Read More


Chandigarh: CAT directs UT to finalise health service rules, ensure promotions for senior doctors

Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has directed the UT administration to finalise and notify the UT Chandigarh Health Service Rules for the general duty medical officers ... Read More


School parkings see low response as Chandigarh markets gear up for Dhanteras

Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- Even as 22 major city markets have been allotted nearby schools and colleges as extra parking to handle the festival rush, the response has been lacklustre. Many shoppers remain... Read More


Lights, candles, diyas! Chandigarh markets aglow with festive fervour as residents get Diwali-ready

Chandigarh, Oct. 17 -- Since Tuesday, when the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) gave permission to shopkeepers to set up stalls outside their shops, festive fervour has returned to the city's mar... Read More


Chandigarh: V-P to delay his maiden visit to PU by a month

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- Newly appointed Vice-President of India CP Radhakrishnan, who is also the Chancellor of Panjab University (PU), is set to delay his maiden visit to PU by a month. The V-P, who ... Read More